Clark Bonilla

This movie addresses profound medical, moral, philosophical and cosmological issues. Unfortunately it fails to adequately explore any of them with competence. Segel was miscast. He was utterly unconvincing as a neurologist. He seemed clumsy rather than educated. It turns out this is a romance and commentary of grief disguised as a sci-fi film. I never saw the validity of the romance. Unsatisfying as a sci-fi. Unsatisfying as a romance. It's one saving virtue is that it was thought provoking. The audience was challenged to answer questions left unanswered by the film.

The hero isn't much of a hero, hardly able to take care of himself. The gang of wannabe knights seems contrived and unnecessary. But the sets, costumes and dialogues are appropriately medieval. It needs more backstory to give it context. The hero needs a mentor. The greatest deficiency is the telling of the story.

Great technical detail. Authentic. But acting was weak. Naval officers show more self control than depicted in movie. Weak acting and insufficient directing led to disappointing film. Film had great unrealized potential. But still interesting and worth the watch.